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"Kiss" in Russian

Russian word of the day | May 23, 2019 (see all)
поцелу́й
[ pa-tsee-lúî ]
Noun , masculine
kiss
Love and marriage
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Examples of "Kiss" in Russian

  • Она́ подари́ла ему́ возду́шный поцелу́й.

    a-ná pa-da-rée-la ye-mú vaz-dúsh-nyî pa-tsee-lúî

    She gave him an air kiss.

  • Он осы́пал её поцелу́ями.

    on a-sý-pal ye-yó pa-tsee-lú-ya-mee

    He covered (showered) her with kisses.

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Declension of the word поцелуй

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. поцелу́й поцелу́и
Genitive Gen. поцелу́я поцелу́ев
Dative Dat. поцелу́ю поцелу́ям
Accusative Acc. поцелу́й поцелу́и
Instrumental Inst. поцелу́ем поцелу́ями
Prepositional Prep. поцелу́е поцелу́ях
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Same stem words

целе́бный [tsee-lyéb-nyI] Adjective
curative, medicinal, healing; salubrious; healthy
исцели́ть [ees-tse-léet'] Verb , perfective
to heal, to cure
целова́ться [tse-la-vá-tsa] Verb , imperfective
to kiss (one another)

Additional examples

  • Го́сти ста́ли крича́ть "го́рько" и молоды́е вста́ли для поцелу́я.

    gós-tee stá-lee kree-chát' gór'-ka ee ma-la-dý-ye fstá-lee dlya pa-tsee-lú-ya

    The guests began to shout "kiss the bride" and the newlyweds stood up for a kiss.

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Related words
свида́ние date, rendezvous
па́ра couple, pair
обнима́ться to hug one another, to embrace
па́рень guy, fellow; boyfriend

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